Friday, March 11, 2016

Friday Bookish Post - March 11, 2016

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SYNOPSIS

English professor Lila Maclean is thrilled about her new job at prestigious Stonedale University, until she finds one of her colleagues dead. She soon learns that everyone, from the chancellor to the detective working the case, believes Lila—or someone she is protecting—may be responsible for the horrific event, so she assigns herself the task of identifying the killer.

More attacks on professors follow, the only connection a curious symbol at each of the crime scenes. Putting her scholarly skills to the test, Lila gathers evidence, but her search is complicated by an unexpected nemesis, a suspicious investigator, and an ominous secret society. Rather than earning an “A” for effort, she receives a threat featuring the mysterious emblem and must act quickly to avoid failing her assignment…and becoming the next victim.

BOOK BEGINNINGS

When summoned by the department chair, one shows up on time. I hurried past the row of faculty mailboxes with minutes to spare and greeted Millicent Quayle, a squarish middle-aged woman whose dull brown hair perfectly matched her suit. As executive assistant, Millicent presided over the front desk that guarded our leader's inner sanctum. She was practically humming with efficiency as her fingers flew over the keyboard, and I stood quietly until she mustered up the will to drag her attention away from the computer screen.

FRIDAY 56

I picked up my bag, turned off the bulb and pulled the door shut behind me, noticing that there was light spilling into the hallway through the half-open door to the next room.

That light had not been on before.

Was someone else down here?

~~~oOo~~~

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Do you believe audio books are the future and why do believe?
If we're talking audio will dominate the book world and make print and e-books obsolete, no I do not believe that. Many people predicted that ebooks would be the death of print, but that hasn't turned out to be true either. Each media in which a book appears (print, ebook, audio, video, etc.) brings something unique to the table.

Sometimes there's just nothing like holding a physical book (aka 'bookbooks') with a glass of my favorite cold beverage (or cup of my favorite hot beverage), putting up my feet and getting lost in the pages.

I love my ereader because it allows me to store a ton of books. Seriously, if I had to have physical copies of each book in the house, they could probably be stacked from floor to ceiling and cover every inch of available wall space in one of our rooms.

Video books (movies, etc.) have the added benefit of a visual as well as an audio component. Sound and visual effects can be powerful conveyors of a book's message.

I agree with you -- audio books will NEVER replace printed books, and e-books won't, either. I think that these three formats will just continue to co-exist, and people will gravitate to the one they prefer at the moment. However, printed books will, I think, ALWAYS be preferred by most readers. There's just nothing in the world like walking into a bookstore, picking up an interesting book, and browsing through it. There's also nothing like kicking back on the couch with a good book lovingly held in one's hands!

I have this much-loved, much-used hardback volume of The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Listening to an audio, watching a video or 'turning pages' in my e-reader all have their place, but will never e.v.e.r. replace holding that heavy book in my hands. :O) Thanks for stopping by, Maria!

I love the cover of The Semester of Our Discontent. It sounds like it will be interesting. You make a very good point about the different story telling formats holding their own worth. I may not prefer audiobooks over print (or e) books, but I do think they have their place.